He was so full of shit when he said it was the first painting to be titled after the background. There is no rule the foreground has to be the focus and there were plenty of paintings before it that had a heavy focus on the background.

I really like this painting as well. I see it Similarly to how Neil does. "everything else is in the way". To me it is telling me in a sense to stop and smell the roses. Look at all these building, cars, tree's all day every day. Though how often does one turn out the lights and look past all the obstructions to see the distant starry night time sky. To gaze into the universe, and into time itself. It will speak to you if you let it. It will relax you, if you let it.

Also, how is "Van" not a really inspiring, enlightening, and positive word for more people? Think about it. Some Van automobiles are awesome. Then there is Van Gogh. Not to forget to mention last but not least here, .. VAN HALEN. Seriously... It's a word with a lot of artistic and positivity attached to it.

As soon as NDT said starry night was done in bacon I went and looked. Lol. It's there. I love this painting also. Doctor who did an episode with Matt Smith as the doctor where he went back and met Vincent and is supposedly the actual inspiration for the painting.

It's a little bit different with Bob Ross though because he centres th whole picture and process around the main attraction which it is usually named after, the theme to the painting is usually already known also whereas Van Gogh comes to that conclusion in a more natural manner. My own opinion of course.

They say the turbulence in the clouds reflect his battle with mental illness and the abundance of yellow was due to effects from his epilepsy medication. You can actually visit the Asylum in the Town of St.Remy de Provence the Asylum is incredibly beautiful and peaceful, his bedroom while a bit dank and depressing is completely preserved including the window that he saw the stars.

Dr. Tyson's is so completely full of shit his eyes are brown. Each painter has a manner in which they paint. This is simply Van Gogh's manner. If you look at all of his paintings, they're generally painted in the same manner slowly changing over time. You're telling me he was experiencing the same emotion, "That's how he felt," for his entire life? Yeah, bullshit nonsense. Filtered through the mind of the artist, congratulations that describes all art. "Feel the natural world in ways different from the rest of us," again complete and utter fucking nonsense.

Why is it like that? Because Van Gogh. How can he express it? Because he was trained as a painter. There's absolutely nothing romantic about having mental illness, being borderline homeless, and having the ability to paint. Tell me more about the decency of people who romanticize desperation and hopelessness. They are little more than fucking sociopathic parasites profiteering off of an artist's misery. Why? Because retards like Dr. Tyson pay top dollar, and eat up that nonsense romantic bullshit like it's chocolate mousse. It's literally nothing more than a social status marker and materialism. Look at me, I'm cultured.